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Mike Mohamed INT return for TD vs. UCLA 10/25/08  |
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CAL CAREER: One of the team's most experienced players despite coming off the bench in 23 of the 36 games he has played in ... became a starter in 2009 ... second among all active Cal players in career tackles (2223) and Cal's leading returning tackler from the 2008 campaign ... has added other career defensive totals of 13.5 TFL, 5.0 sacks, five interceptions (including one that he returned 19 yards for a TD), 10 pass breakups, one QB hurry, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... has also returned two kicks for 10 yards ... has twice been honored on the Pac-10 All-Academic team.
2009: Has started all 10 games, making 90 tackles (first on team and in conference), 6.5 TFL (-27), 2 sacks (-21), 2 interceptions, 3 pass breakups and a QB hurry ... tied for team lead in interceptions (2) and third in TFL (6.5, -32) ... a nominee for the 2009 Wuerffel Trophy ... was named Pac-10 Player of the Week after the ASU game, in which he had 12 tackles (11 solo) ... selected first-team preseason All-Pac-10 by Phil Steele and Sporting News, as well as second-team by Athlon ... also named as the nation's No. 44 inside linebacker by Phil Steele.
Individual Game-By-Game: vs. Maryland: 10 tackles, 1.0 sack (-7), 2.0 TFL • vs. EWU: 3 tackles, 1.0 sack (-14), 1.0 TFL (-14), 1 FF and 1 PBU • at Minnesota: 7 tackles, 1.0 TFL and 2 INTs • at Oregon: 9 tackles and 1 PBU • vs. USC: team-high-tying 12 tackles• at UCLA: 9 tackles (7 solo). • vs. WSU: team-high 12 tackles, 1 TFL (-4) and 2 QB hurries • at ASU: team-high 12 tackles (11 solo), Pac-10 Player of the Week. • vs. OSU: 7 tackles, 1.5 TFL (-5) • vs. Arizona: team-high 9 tackles, 1 PBU
2008: An honorable mention All-Pac-10 choice that tied for second on the team with 87 tackles and tied for 12th in the Pac-10 in tackles per game (6.7), despite starting just two games but playing in all 13 ... added 6.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks, three interceptions (No. 14-T Pac-10), two pass breakups, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries ... named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week after Cal's win over UCLA on October 25, finishing with nine solo stops, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack and an interception he returned 19 yards for a TD vs. the Bruins ... followed up the performance vs. UCLA by recording a career-best 14 tackles (10 solo) in the next game vs. Oregon ... had his second pick of the year vs. Stanford and his third in the Emerald Bowl victory over Miami, Fla. ... recorded nine tackles vs. Colorado State, as well as seven both at USC and vs. Miami, Fla. ... had 1.5 TFL at USC, including a three-yard sack ... batted down two passes at Oregon State ... a first-team Pac-10 All-Academic choice ... given the J. Scott Duncan Award for Cal's Most Valuable Special Teams Player ... earned first-team Pac-10 All-Academic honors.
2007: Made an impact as a redshirt freshman for Cal's talented linebacker corps ... recorded 46 tackles, 1.0 TFL and three pass breakups primarily as a weakside linebacker ... tallied 24 tackles in the last five games ... earned his first career start at Oregon, recording a season-high-tying eight tackles in the Bears' victory ... had eight more takedowns in the Big Game against Stanford ... collected five tackles against Washington State and in the Armed Forces Bowl victory over Air Force ... an honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic selection.
2006: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named the Imperial Valley Defensive Player of the Year as a senior after accumulating 62 tackles, 14.0 TFL, 5.0 sacks and six blocked punts ... named Team MVP and was also a first-team All-Imperial Valley League selection and a second-team medium schools All-State choice by CalHiSports.com ... member of the San Diego Hall of Champions defensive team ... selected to the San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic team ... led his team to the CIF section championship game and semifinals during each of his last two years.
PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Patrick Mohamed ... born March 11, 1988 ... parents are Mike and Molly Mohamed ... cousins Marty and Kyle Mohamed are sibling linebackers at Cal Poly ... hobbies include music, movies and snowboarding ... major is Business Administration
LAST UPDATED: November 19, 2009
